Cuttack: Orissa high court has expressed concern over supply of drinking water through water treatment plants (WTPs) in only 70% of areas in Cuttack city

Furthermore, the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) will be introduced as an alternative to the existing New Pension Scheme (NPS), allowing govt employees to choose between the two from April 1, 2025Women's empowerment remains a key focus, with amendments made to the CM's Self-Help Group Empowerment Scheme

Initially launched in 2016 to support women's self-help groups under the Uttarakhand State Rural Livelihood Mission, the scheme will now include funding for workshops and training programmes, financial support for cluster-level organisations, the establishment of rural business incubators, and a digital management information system (MIS)Women entrepreneurs will also be given opportunities to showcase their work at national-level fairsThe cabinet decided to notify the Uttarakhand Indian Civil Protection Rules, 2024, aligning them with the Indian Civil Protection Code, 2023

These updated regulations include provisions for electronic communication, evidence collection, zero-FIR and e-FIR registration and strengthening forensic testingTo streamline govt promotions and remove inconsistencies, the cabinet approved the Uttarakhand Government Servant Promotion Eligibility Service Relaxation Rules, 2025

This decision aims to resolve conflicts in existing promotion policies and service regulations

Mining regulations in the Kumaon region were also revised5LA class 10 student in Bengaluru lost Rs 1

5 lakh from his mother's savings to a cybercrook while playing a game on her phoneThe fraud came to light when his mother tried to transfer money at the bank

Police are investigating how the crook accessed the account balance112478179Trainee sub-inspector arrested for extorting Rs 7,000 from cab driver in NoidaA trainee sub-inspector and two accomplices were arrested for allegedly extorting Rs 7,000 from a cab driver near Gaur City